Mediated a forced buyout of membership interest in a manufacturing business

Negotiated buyout of a member in a commercial equipment company

Negotiated and documented the acquisition of a membership interest in an Arizona based title company

Represented sellers of insurance agencies’ assets

Represented sellers of commercial real estate properties with national companies as tenants

Represented clients in the acquisition of shopping centers

Assisted clients with the sale of an industrial building

Represented sellers in the sale of tract of commercial land with freeway frontage

Worked with clients and the firms’ Intellectual Property department to obtain patents from the USPTO

General representation of local restaurant group

Represented an Arizona lender specializing in the purchase of auto financing contracts in a case against an auto dealer accused of selling fraudulent financing contracts. Representation resulted in the entire dealer inventory being seized through prejudgment remedies

Successfully defended an individual selling 160 acres of West Valley real estate in a lawsuit brought by a Brazilian investor that was demanding specific performance. After trial to the Superior Court sitting without a jury, Judgment was entered in favor of our client. Plaintiff appealed to the Court of Appeals which reversed the Trial Court. A Petition for Review was granted by the Supreme Court which vacated the decision of the Court of Appeals and reinstated the favorable Judgment of the Trial Court. Quiroz v. Harvey, 220 Ariz. 273, 205 P.3d 1120 (2009).

Represented an engineering firm that faced allegations of defective subdivision design that caused flooding. During pretrial proceedings, it was established that the homeowner’s association could not prove liability on the part of the engineering firm and the engineering firm was dismissed from the litigation

Successfully represented a widow accused of financial exploitation of the elderly by the son of her deceased husband. The probate court entered summary judgment in favor of the client. The Court of Appeals reversed the summary judgment ruling In Re Estate of Wyttenbach, 219 Ariz. 120, 193 P.3d 814 (2008) holding that where there is a conflict in the statutes, the more recent statute controls. The case was remanded to the probate court, and the client was successful at trial

Successfully represented a manufacturer of race car components in a lawsuit concerning the sale of a historic race car which was the first car to exceed 200 mph at the 1978 Indy 500 time trials • Successfully defended the owner of a construction company against allegations of a breach of the non-compete agreement. Established that the non-compete agreement was invalid because it was too broad in time, too broad in geographic scope, and was not essential to the plaintiff’s business purposes.

Assisted national tool manufacturer with Arizona-related transactional and litigation matters

Secured ingress and egress easements to large tracts of land on behalf of title insurance company

Represented real estate agents/brokers in procuring cause matters before the Department of Real Estate

Represented subdividers of 400 acres of farmland in Tonopah, Arizona in administrative proceedings before the Arizona Department of Real Estate

Represented Saturn Retail of Arizona, Inc. which was owned by General Motors Corporation. Represented the four new car dealers in contract negotiations, employment matters, and contract litigation.

Represented developers of medical office condos and medical buildings in building code issues which arose during construction, the creation of the CC&R’s and the sales of the units

General representation for custom homebuilders, including advising on issues relating to land use, zoning, contracts, disputes with subcontractors and suppliers

Represented several Arizona based credit unions since 1991and out-of-state credit unions in the formation of standardized contracts, compliance with Regulation Z, title issues on home loans, foreclosure matters, name change issues with the NCUA, employment issues, collection and bankruptcy matters

Assisted with business dissolution proceedings for a multiple-location retail store group

Provided general business representation for real estate brokerage with more than 1,000 agents

Defended national auctioneer of premier houses against allegations of fraud and misrepresentations